The Bar Standards Board (BSB) today (8 June) rejected controversial proposals by the Bar Council to defer calling junior barristers to the Bar until completion of their formal 12-month training. The BSB rejected the plans after a 12-month consultation amid concerns that allowing individuals to refer to themselves as barristers immediately after completing the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) could be misleading for the general public.
June 08, 2007 at 08:39 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) today (8 June) rejected controversial proposals by the Bar Council to defer calling junior barristers to the Bar until completion of their formal 12-month training.
The BSB rejected the plans after a 12-month consultation amid concerns that allowing individuals to refer to themselves as barristers immediately after completing the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) could be misleading for the general public.
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